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IN THE MATTER OF PERKINS

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276 S.C. 378 (1981)

278 S.E.2d 781

In the Matter of Tommy PERKINS, a Minor under the Age of Seventeen Years, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 28, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm K. Johnson, Hartsville and Deputy Appellate Defender, Vance J. Bettis, of S.C. Commission of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for Appellant.

Atty. Gen., Daniel R. McLeod, Asst. Attys. Gen., Kay G. Crowe and Lindy P. Funkhouser, Columbia and Sol., J. Dupre Miller, Darlington, for respondent.

May 28, 1981.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

Pursuant to a petition filed in the family court alleging that Tommy Perkins, appellant, had broken and entered a house and stolen a radio and had also stolen a bicycle, a hearing was held and Perkins was adjudicated a delinquent and sentenced to the Department of Youth Services for a period not to exceed 45 days. He has appealed. We reverse.

The sole question for determination by this court is whether the adjudication...

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